Ethan Wells was named Assistant Director of Athletics at Southern Maine Community College in June of 2016 and was elevated to Associate Director of Athletics in January of 2022. His duties encompass Sports Information and Eligibilty.

Wells served a two-year appointment (2016-17) as Head Golf Coach at the College, leading the Seawolves to consecutive Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) runner-up finishes before being named YSCC Coach of the Year in 2017. In November of 2017, Wells made the change to Head Women's Soccer Coach and has since captured three United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Tournament appearances- and a Finals appearance in 2022. Wells helped guide the program to its second-ever conference championship in 2019 and was named YSCC and USCAA Div. 2 National Coach of the Year in the same season. He has coached five student-athletes to seven All-American selections, and during his tenure, 11 have been named Academic All-Americans.

In addition, Wells has served as an adjunct faculty professor in the Sport Management degree program since 2018.

Prior to SMCC, Wells worked at Post University as Assistant Sports Information Director and at ESPN as a Statistical Analyst covering college football and college basketball.

A New Hampshire native, Wells obtained a bachelor's degree in Sport Management from the University of New England (Biddeford, Maine) in 2013. He played four years as a member of the men's soccer team and served as captain of the Nor'easters his senior season. Following his undergraduate career, Wells served a two-year stint as the Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach at UNE. He went on to receive his Masters of Education degree in Athletic Administration, with a concentration in Intercollegiate Athletics from Endicott College (2016).

Assiciate Dean of Athletics and Alumni Affairs Matt Richards states, “Ethan brings an outstanding skill set to the department along with a high level of energy and professionalism that will suit the department very well. Ethan’s appointment will help solidify the department’s support of student-athlete engagement and success as well as continuing the efforts of Seawolves athletics to be a premier small college regional program.”

Wells resides in South Portland with his wife Jacqueline and daughter Capri. 

(Updated July 2023)